A nefesh (plural nefashot) is a semitic monument placed near a grave so as to be seen from afar. ==Nabataea== In a Nabataean votive inscription from Salkhad, an Aramaic heap of stones set up in memorial is described as `for Allat and her wgr`, a term equated to the Hasaitic nephesh. In Sabean, this term could mean a tumulus above a tomb, while i.....
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(from the article `Judaism`) ...can be erected on the basis of these several verses alone—a broader view must be taken. A careful examination of the biblical material, ... It is difficult to determine when the notion of soul first emerged in Jewish writings. The problem is partly philological. The word nefesh originally ... [2 r...
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